Dominion (Paperback or Softback)

Where the corrosive power of time failed, Dominion begins. Unable to wear down the chains of grief left in the wake of losing her and stuck in the quagmire of postmortem morosity, Colton is on the verge of hanging his legacy upon the gallery walls of dimmed mediocrity in the museum of unknown history. Then, it happens.

A flash of insight, as though spoken from the grave, it becomes the guiding light; one desperately needed to reinvent purpose and meaning. It is so much of what she meant to him shining through, that internal voice from the past, that it strikes him with an idea so profound it could only result in the ensuing research. Is it be fiction or reality?

Leonardo da Vinci visualized flying machines, and the essential aspects of that 'fiction' became fact. And just as the genetics of his ideas evolved into man-made dragonflies and humming birds, Colton Reinholt, a physicist, with a unique mind for synthesis, drafts an idea, too.

Borrowed by observation of actual physiological biology, he uses solid state physics to reconstruct a natural paradigm only ever achieved by evolution's miracle, the human mind. Thus, what emerges in this physical and ethereal journey simply must carry more than mere soupcon of riveting plausibility.

So, through accelerating technological forces on the world often charging boldly before compunction, we are compelled by our own evolution to satisfy an unstoppable desire for discovery. What is really meant by the phrase, 'Artificial Intelligence'? This is what we adventure through experimental exploration into the energy of the mind.

What begins as an innocent thought experiment, frolicsome dabbling fuses with technical knowhow and its synthesis results in a fantastic gestalt. By bridging disparate scientific disciplines, it ultimately gives rise to a power that may either become benevolent or malevolent. For despite all human conceits, the answer to the question of good versus evil is not one we are capable to divine.

John is deeply fascinated by all that is discovery, with an insatiable lust for turning the corners of life just to see what is there. From his native education and acumen in Meteorology, to the countless hours in free-time spent ogling and exploring sciences such as Geology, Biology, Astronomy, Physics, or the myriad of sub-classical disciplines therein, these pass-times also inspire his unrestrained imagination. An energy for story-telling combined with natural ability for speculation and synthesis, he often postulates on his own, only to find one day that research substantiated his own idea. This ability creates a unique visionary mind, one able to construct science-fiction fantasies that in a lot of ways seem eerily plausible. His belief is: The art of creating the believable, is not in inventing the science that proceeds it; it is using real science of the real world to invent the purposes and devices. This naturally evokes the same wonder and awe in the mind of the reader, who is thus impelled to journey further into the story. It is hoped, leaving them in a state of consternation as to what can plausibly come of this ever modernizing world; and looking toward the futures as a technologically advancing species - we are one that is apparently only limited by our own poor judgment and lack of foresight to serve as our guides. And so we live in an era that is rife with potential for mishap and unintended consequences, from incubating super pathogens, to constructing deep-field astronomy technologies that could one day attract unwanted guests, to artificial technology and war-machines that run amok and prove to possess a will that endemically comes into conflict with the creators'. These are tropes at this point. The novel intrigue is in the human cost in lacking vision, where the ingenuity of creative problem solving gives birth to unique wonders, too often in conflict with the evolution of the same force that created them. He spends a lot of his waking private thoughts in wonder, seeking answers to these very same questions. These are stories John likes to explore, spending time in blogging and sharing on science-related social media, as well as bouncing ideas of his various sphere's of friends and love ones. These same influences have urged him through the years to put these ideas down in writing, and so we have an author that borrows from the actual, to formulate arresting questions of the 'what if.'

Athina Paris was born and went to school in Mozambique. Living her formative years in the confines of strict convents and boarding schools, she escaped by dreaming of faraway exotic places, and it created a deep curiosity about life and people. Feeling the need to liberate her inquisitive mind from conformist restraints, she took refuge in libraries and bookstores, leading to an avid interest in reading, storytelling, and a lifelong obsession with the written word and books. At age fourteen, she joined her family: father, mother, and a younger brother in South Africa, where she continued her schooling. Now able to read English, she quickly went through most of the classics, discovered ancient civilizations, and became fascinated with various mythologies; a love she has kept to this day. After her father left the family, she went to college to study Interior Design, but the pull of her true talent took her into Creative Writing. She followed that with Scriptwriting. Raised in a culture where meddling is seen as 'caring', she became a spectator of human nature. Quiet and shy, she preferred recording conduct, rather than participate in what she calls 'familial mass hysteria', building a treasure-trove of relationship observations from which she eventually drew backgrounds for the characters in her novels. Her epic romantic work takes her characters on voyages of self-discovery while dealing with catastrophic love lives and an imperfect world. Her first novel Love & Madness, layered and complex, is the story of a family tested by selfish ambition, misplaced passions, and an exploration of the recesses of the human psyche. Knight Kisses tells the story of a young woman thrust into a life with a scoundrel of a father she never knew after her mother's death from cancer. Gabrielle must deal with loss and mistrust and turns to keeping secrets, the only thing she knows how to do. Her third novel, shifts focus from heartbreak to empowerment. Dani, the heroine of When Dani Smiled, is smart and self-assured, desires to be a fashion designer, and is blessed with a beauty that can turn any man's will into putty. Ironically, it's not her looks or designing ability but computer programming skills that land her a job in the high-pressure world of fashion, where she is soon pursued by two men; the rich playboy and heir to the company, and her jealous high school suitor, who is determined to possess her. Athina has recently vacated the position of high school teacher, where she polished her skills to concentrate on her professional goals of writing, editing and proofreading. She has joined RockHill Publishing LLC as Editor-in-Chief.